NIKE

I've been very hesitant to post anything about this, mainly because I thought it was not worthy and also I don't know who really reads my blog. But I feel strongly now that those (who I know read my blog) will be willing to pray for me about this.

So, I have been exploring an opportunity at Nike for a long time now. And about a month ago I made a connection with a fantastic contact, the Director of Creative and Marketing Recruitment. I've now had 3 meetings and the stars seem to be aligning for an opportunity there. I’m really looking for the right opportunity and I know how hard it is to get in with this company. I’ve been trying for a year.

The situation now (in a nutshell) is that last week I met with a new hiring manager, Shelly, who was asked to meet with me by the Director. We hit it off and had a great chemestry between us. Her recruiting pod does recruiting for Marketing and Brand positions, which is right up my ally (huge smile ;) and amazing news for me. She is loosing her recruiter and needs to replace them. But that person was a contractor not a full time employee.

This week Shelly, is going to the powers that be to see if they can get a full time staff position approved. This position has been needed for a long time, she says. But in the corporate world, getting this approval is very difficult and can sometimes take months. They need to hire now and very likely can bring in a contractor either way. I would be happy to be a contractor to get my foot in the door. However, it is not as stable and I really want a full time position to be offered.

I struggle to know how to pray about this. God knows my current situation and also my desires and I don't want to pray selfishly. I want to ask for God's will for the situation. The job has not been offered to me but I have many reasons to believe that it will be. I just got an email from the hiring manager giving me the update that they have several meetings with the "powers that be" this week. So I know that this is the time to be prayerful about the situation. I want to pray for God's sovereign favor over the situation and that His Will, will be done.

Will you please pray for me?